A heartfelt family tribute to the late Zubaida Al-Wazzan.
The memories we hold of others are what keep them alive and with Zubaida Al-Wazzan, this statement couldn’t be truer. A woman who was as charitable as she was kind, we remember and celebrate her life.
Zubaida, daughter to the late Ali Abdulrahman Al-Wazzan and Asma Khalil Al-Moayyed, was the second child but first daughter to them. A child gifted with social interaction like no one of her age, as she would attend meetings and travel abroad with her father. It was safe to say that she was accustomed to having people of influence around her.
Growing up she was schooled in both Arabic and English, fluently speaking both as she matured, furthering her studies in England. She was a loveable soul, one who would go on to marry the late Mohammed Ali Abul and become parent to five children: Ali (rest his soul), Ebrahim, Abdulla, Aysha, and Omar, all of whom were nurtured to grow into the amazing adults they are today.
Zubaida, being the genuine soul that she was, had an unsurpassed sense of humour, making those around her feel at ease even in the hardest of situations. Her family would know best, as she was close to her siblings and children. One could even say that she was a warm presence at the worst of times.
She worked at Intercol at the ITB Travel division within the company as an executive sales representative for 16 years. Helping others glow around her.
She was a true woman of the people, partaking in and organising charity events and working with organisations that dealt with the mentally and physically handicapped as well as participating in programmes that helped the elderly of Bahrain and raising awareness of those programmes.
Zubaida was a member of the AWA (American Women’s Association) which her sister-in-law Lynne introduced her to along with the Indian Ladies Association (ILA) who both worked supporting Bahraini charities. This mixed well with her kind and loving personality, working towards a greater good for the betterment of her peers and those she encountered within those charities.
And as she has now passed into the graces of God, we are instilled with the memories of her life, of her deeds and of her actions. We look to her life with love, reverence and admiration.
Zubaida, forever in our hearts, thoughts. Rest in peace.
